downshifting
Britishnoun
Other Word Forms
- downshifter noun
Example Sentences
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Instead of mentally downshifting for something easy like data entry, which can often be performed by AI, workers may now be expected to focus intensely through longer stretches of data analysis.
As Wall Street looks ahead to 2026, with many investors hoping technology stocks will keep delivering gains, one veteran Wall Street strategist says he’s downshifting on tech for the first time in 15 years.
From MarketWatch
As Wall Street looks ahead to 2026, with many investors hoping technology stocks will keep delivering gains, one veteran Wall Street strategist says he’s downshifting on tech for the first time in 15 years.
From MarketWatch
The Southern California housing market is downshifting.
From Los Angeles Times
Laura Epstein Scully, once a corporate “worker bee,” enjoyed downshifting in retirement and taking a “mañana attitude.”
From Los Angeles Times
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